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Wilson SayreNew World Symphony fellows are playing a section of George Crumb’s Dream Sequence. A pianist reaches inside the piano and picks strings. He then switches over to play crystal glasses tuned with water, and another plays a cymbal with a violin bow. While the program focuses on music written for percussion instruments, it is the stuff surrounding the musicians that sets Sunday's upcoming performance apart as the New World Symphony kicks off its 30 th anniversary season. Looking around the concert hall, the risers of seats have been removed, blowup beanbag-looking and other funk chairs surround the musicians and there’s no stage. The audio sits at the same level as the musicians. Michael Linville, dean of chamber music for the symphony, says the idea is they’re “immersing the audience in [and] surrounding these ensembles so that they can actually feel like they’re part of the acoustic and have that extra relationship with the musicians.” The performance comes out of a partnership with theAn Unusual Program Tries To Bring Newness To Classical Music At The New World Symphony http://wlrn.org/post/unusual-program-tries-bring-newness-classical-music-new-world-symphony
97076 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 29 Sep 2017 22:38:31 +0000An Unusual Program Tries To Bring Newness To Classical Music At The New World Symphony Wilson SayreAn orchestra from Cuba is making its South Florida debut amidst changing relations between it and the U.S. The Havana Lyceum Orchestra is on its first tour throughout the U.S. and will be performing Friday at the New World Center in Miami Beach. The orchestra is one of the country’s most prominent classical music groups composed of conservatory students, graduates and music teachers. With about half of the members of the orchestra, violinist Maiin Hau has been touring the east coast: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, now Miami Beach. “When we play Cuban music in Havana, it’s normal,” said Hau, “but when we play Cuban music here, it’s amazing! People be crazy! We didn’t know this before.” While she feels more at home here in Miami — the food, the language, the weather — than anywhere else the tour has taken the orchestra, Hau says what she loves about music is that you don’t have to speak English, Spanish or any particular language to enjoy it. “You only have to play or listen or dance!”Cuban Orchestra Tours U.S. Amidst Changing International Relationshttp://wlrn.org/post/cuban-orchestra-tours-us-amidst-changing-international-relations
91084 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 23 Jun 2017 16:23:37 +0000Cuban Orchestra Tours U.S. Amidst Changing International RelationsWilson SayreWhat is the sound of Miami? Is it this? What about this? Or this? As part of a project 305, the New World Symphony is asking residents to send in sound and video of what Miami is to them. The idea is to use those submissions to build a symphony for, to and from Miami, maybe with a little bit of love.What Does Miami Sound Like?http://wlrn.org/post/what-does-miami-sound
82262 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 03 Feb 2017 03:22:44 +0000What Does Miami Sound Like?Alicia ZuckermanSam Hyken and Jacomo Bairos first got turned on to Frank Zappa not from classic albums like "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" or "Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar," but by playing his orchestral music when they were students at Juilliard (at different times).Yes, Frank Zappa Wrote Orchestral Music And It's Live in Miamihttp://wlrn.org/post/yes-frank-zappa-wrote-orchestral-music-and-its-live-miami
80888 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 13 Jan 2017 03:41:46 +0000Yes, Frank Zappa Wrote Orchestral Music And It's Live in MiamiAlicia ZuckermanThere was a time in the life of New World Symphony co-founder and artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas when he was at a crossroads. He was in his late twenties and early thirties and finding a lot of success as an emerging conductor. He had been assistant conductor with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, then principal guest conductor. He was conducting other orchestras all around the world. He was also writing music and thinking about whether he wanted to focus his career on the podium or writing show tunes mostly ( his grandparents, the Thomashevskys, were stars of the Yiddish theater ). He chose the conductor's path, but has continued to write music along the way. There's one piece he began in those early days that he says haunted him. It was based on a 1922 poem by Carl Sandburg. Over the last several years, he dug back into his old notebooks and composed the piece as it now exists. Many of the musicians at New World Symphony are close to the age Tilson Thomas was when he wrote the'The Inheritors of Everything Are Crows, Rats and Lizards'http://wlrn.org/post/inheritors-everything-are-crows-rats-and-lizards
67372 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 29 Apr 2016 05:04:45 +0000'The Inheritors of Everything Are Crows, Rats and Lizards'Alicia ZuckermanThe composer John Luther Adams calls himself " deeply, deeply Alaskan ." That's where the 62-year-old lived almost his entire adult life, and he still has his cabin in the woods where he's written so much of his music. But now he and his wife split their time between an apartment in New York City and a house in Mexico right next to the Pacific Ocean. Mexico is where he wrote "Become Ocean," which won the Pulitzer Prize last year and a Grammy Award this year. It's the centerpiece of a program of contemporary music being performed by New World Symphony Saturday night, Dec. 5 , as Miami is steeped in contemporary art for Art Basel at the convention center across the street, and all the other fairs and events of Art Miami Week. John Luther Adams spoke with me earlier this week. You can listen here or read below, where you can also listen to the whole orchestral piece. AZ: There's a note in the score for this piece about what I think it's about, what you mean it to convey ... JLA: You'reAn Orchestra Piece Pulled From The Oceanhttp://wlrn.org/post/orchestra-piece-pulled-ocean
60324 as http://wlrn.orgThu, 03 Dec 2015 05:44:35 +0000An Orchestra Piece Pulled From The OceanAlicia ZuckermanThe composer Michael Gordon and filmmaker Bill Morrison have been fusing their visions for upwards of 17 years. Some of their work together is included in a Bill Morrison retrospective up now at the MoMA in New York. Their first piece was for Bang on a Can , the new-music collective Gordon co-founded. It was called " City Walk ," and over the years, a lot of their work has been about cities. Though, to say it's about anything isn't quite accurate. Their work isn't narrative. It's more like it evokes something, often the feeling of a place, like the frenetic-ness of New York in "Gotham" or the film noir dreaminess of Los Angeles in " Dystopia ." (They've done 13 pieces together so far, and about a year ago, their best-known work, " Decasia ," was entered into the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress -- alongside "Mary Poppins" and "Pulp Fiction.") The commission from New World Symphony to create a piece to mark this year's centennial of Miami Beach has resulted in theLooking For Miami Beach At 100, In Sound And Screenshttp://wlrn.org/post/looking-miami-beach-100-sound-and-screens
44651 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 30 Jan 2015 04:12:51 +0000Looking For Miami Beach At 100, In Sound And ScreensAlicia ZuckermanWhen Jane Chu was growing up in Arkansas, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, she remembers that her parents liked bok choy while she liked corn dogs. They spoke Mandarin and "book English," and that, she says, could only go so far when her father died when she was nine-years-old. But she played piano, and she says music is where she found a way to express emotions where words fell short. Chu believes strongly in the ability of the arts to transform individuals, communities and the overall economy. She came to the National Endowment for the Arts in June after overseeing a major building project at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, where she says, she had to learn a good bit about drywall to complement her understanding of acoustics. She was recently in Miami to announce the NEA's latest round of funding. Fourteen arts organizations throughout South Florida were awarded a total of $350,000 in grants. Click here for a list of which organizationsNational Endowment For The Arts Chair Found A Language In Musichttp://wlrn.org/post/national-endowment-arts-chair-found-language-music
44212 as http://wlrn.orgTue, 20 Jan 2015 19:22:38 +0000National Endowment For The Arts Chair Found A Language In MusicAlicia ZuckermanFrom April 26 to 28, the New World Symphony in Miami Beach is looking hard at the way technology is changing music, and how the group itself is part of that equation. NWS is hosting the annual Network Performing Arts Production Workshop , which connects people from the arts, technology and education. New World's building, designed by Frank Gehry, and the adjacent park are testament to some big technological shifts in classical arts. Its fellows take master classes with musicians across the world via Internet 2 , and the popular Wallcasts -- the real-time, high-definition projections of concerts onto the wall facing the park -- use 14 cameras inside the concert hall and 167 speakers out in the park. It's like a digital Tanglewood . The non-profit organization is an orchestra, but also an academic institution. All its players are on a three-year fellowship, out of college, grad school or conservatory, and young -- mostly in their twenties. And a lot of what New World does is differentTech And Classical Collide Harmoniously In Miami Beachhttp://wlrn.org/post/tech-and-classical-collide-harmoniously-miami-beach
31344 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 25 Apr 2014 16:15:42 +0000Tech And Classical Collide Harmoniously In Miami BeachAndrea RichardRelax. Just do it. In our anxiety-ridden society, finding ways to unwind should be a snap -- not another thing to stress out over. Some find solace with yoga and meditation, a beer at the bar with friends, while others listen to classical music for a mental vacation away from life's stressors. While relaxation techniques varies from individuals, one thing is certain: Clearing the mind benefits our overall well-being. Good thing there are intriguing options to unwind this weekend like the yoga and cycling nights held at New World Symphony (NWS). On Friday, the Miami Beach orchestra venue teams up with Emerge Miami , a progressive cycling-centric organization, to host a night featuring a live classical music concert, bike riding and an outdoor film screening. Bikes and classical music? What now? This pairing might seem unusual, but NWS percussion fellow Jay Ganser, 26, thinks otherwise. "I know a lot of classical musicians who also ride bikes. For me, both classical music and cycling canYoga And Cycle Nights At New World Symphony Orchestrahttp://wlrn.org/post/yoga-and-cycle-nights-new-world-symphony-orchestra
23165 as http://wlrn.orgTue, 12 Nov 2013 12:32:43 +0000Yoga And Cycle Nights At New World Symphony OrchestraArianna ProtheroBetween South Floridas companies and performing arts centers, the classical music calendar can fill up fast.Symphonies To Sopranos: What To See, Hear In Classical Musichttp://wlrn.org/post/symphonies-sopranos-what-see-hear-classical-music
21977 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 11 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0000Symphonies To Sopranos: What To See, Hear In Classical MusicRobin F. BachinI spent a recent night watching a performance of the New World Symphony being broadcast on a wall at the New World Center. As the symphony performed inside, the video played simultaneously on a soaring, 7,000-square-foot projection wall on the building’s façade . It was a dazzling night, with hundreds of people speaking multiple languages gathered on blankets and chairs, toting picnic baskets, children and pets. The event symbolized the best that urban public places have to offer—dynamic arts programming in a well-designed space, free and accessible to the public, where young and old, rich and poor, can come together for a shared cultural experience. As I watched the performance, I couldn’t help but think that there ought to be more spaces like this in Miami. As we look to the future of Miami and cities around the world, our challenge is to make sure we plan for these kinds of spaces even as we address complex issues including population growth, transportation infrastructure,Miami Must Move Toward More Open Spaces As The Metro Area Growshttp://wlrn.org/post/miami-must-move-toward-more-open-spaces-metro-area-grows
12655 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 26 Apr 2013 12:39:00 +0000Miami Must Move Toward More Open Spaces As The Metro Area GrowsNathaniel SandlerDear New York Times, Hello! It’s Miami! We wanted to write and let you know that we’re a real place. You’ve seen us before. We’re the ones that had that land boom in the 1920s . We’re writing to you from the offices of WLRN , because we care. We love the Gray Lady. We wouldn’t dare see her honor besmirched because of us, Miami. See, sometimes you send down a reporter/cultural anthropologist for the Travel Section, like you did in your recent article “ Miami, My Way , ” and it’s always a bit awkward for us. We're glad you noticed us again, but we saw some inaccuracies and t hought we should give you a little background information . RELATED: That's So Miami: Love Or Hate Miami? Tell Us In Verse RELATED: Where To Eat In Miami: Restaurants To Add To The New York Times List RELATED: 10 (And A Half) Things People Should Know Before Moving To Miami For one, there was never a Kmart on Lincoln Road. Maybe you were talking about Woolworths? And speaking of Lincoln Road, it looks “like aMiami, Our Way: An Open Letter From WLRN To The New York Timeshttp://wlrn.org/post/miami-our-way-open-letter-wlrn-new-york-times
11541 as http://wlrn.orgWed, 03 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000Miami, Our Way: An Open Letter From WLRN To The New York Times03/22/13 - Next time on a fundraising edition of South Florida Arts Beat , Founder Rick Katz talks about the not-for-profit, Miami Jazz Cooperative , and its concert series in Coral Gables. Judith Bishop speaks with Artistic Director and Conductor, Gordon Roberts, about the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida ’s upcoming concerts. Charles Greenfield catches up with exciting New World Symphony events with Craig Hall. Enjoy the conversation and information every Friday on South Florida Arts Beat at 1:00pm.Miami Jazz Coop, Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida and the New World Symphonyhttp://wlrn.org/post/miami-jazz-coop-gay-men-s-chorus-south-florida-and-new-world-symphony
11218 as http://wlrn.orgFri, 22 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000Miami Jazz Coop, Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida and the New World Symphony